Rodney Graham

Rodney Graham (1949-2022) was a Canadian artist who worked across film, photography, painting, installation and music. Born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, he became widely known for looped film works such as Vexation Island, shown when he represented Canada at the 1997 Venice Biennale, and he also wrote and recorded his own songs. In the late 1970s Graham played electric guitar in the band UJ3RK5 with artists Jeff Wall and Ian Wallace. Works dealing with music include Parsifal Score, School of Velocity and the film The Phonokinetoscope (2002).